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We're a team of editors, designers, writers, and readers who love what we do: collaborating with authors who have big hearts for their craft, their readers, and bringing people together through the written word.
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You’ve Written
Something Great!
You've left it all on the page, have read your work over one final time, and now are asking, "What do I do now?" The answer is simple.
Send Us Your
Manuscript
We receive 350–400 submissions a year and can't wait to see yours in our queue! Use our short and sweet submission form to send your manuscript our way for review.
We Review Your
Manuscript
Every January, April, July, and October, our editors and freelance reviewers go through our submissions from the past three months. Our goal is to have at least two readers for every submission and to provide feedback to all authors, no matter what our decision is.
Publishing
Time!
If we accept your manuscript, we'll partner together to craft a publishing agreement, establish our publishing timeline, and move forward with getting your work ready for the world, including editing, cover design, layout, and distribution.
Take Your
Work to Market
From initial marketing discussions to pre-order campaigns to a launch party and beyond, we partner with our authors to market books and get them into the hands of readers around the world.
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Be like Samwise and Frodo and Help a Writer Out
In this guest post, Sharon Wagner, author of The Levitation Game, considers ways that writers (and friends and family of…
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Crafting an International Story
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Orange Hat Activities from One Year Ago
On March 28, 2024, Orange Hat’s founder (and then owner) Shannon Ishizaki and I sat down for coffee to talk…
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The Editor’s Job is to Ask Questions
I was talking with one of my editors this morning. She was worried her edits would not be helpful to…
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Three Things to Remember When Publishing a Memoir
In this guest author post, memoirist Amy Sazama, author of Fleetwood Dreams, reflects on her own writing, publishing, and promoting…
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What Percentage of Publisher Compensation Goes to Authors?
Big news! In time for our March royalty payments, I have completed our new royalty calculation tool. It’s all coded…
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Amazing Things Can Happen When Selling Your Books!
In this guest author post, author Jean Huxtable-Hamersky shares her experiences selling her book Parker’s Pumpkin at farmer’s markets and…
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Announcing Our New Office Space!
Orange Hat Publishing has new office space for work and meetings! You can find us at 11803 W North Ave,…
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Understanding Wholesale Discounts
One choice authors need to consider when publishing a book through Orange Hat is the wholesale discount they want to…
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From the Archives: Call Your Work a Draft to Accept Criticism More Easily
If you call your work a draft, then you come to expect feedback and are more ready to make edits.
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